The premiere of the film "The Great" is scheduled for February 4, 2021. The release date of the dramatic-biographic picture in the world rolling - February 21. The plot tells about the photographer, which was in the center of the ecological catastrophe. The hero will help to disclose a large-scale crime with the help of shocking frames from the scene. In the material 24cmi - the plot of the ribbons, the cast and a selection of interesting facts about film.
Plot
The film takes place in the 1970s in Japan. The main character, a military photographer and a correspondent of Eugene Smith, receives a task from the Life edition to go into a small coastal city, where a large-scale ecological catastrophe is brewing. At one time, Eugene received fame due to the true reports of the events of the Second World War.Mercy will be made to the sea bay of the city of Minamata, and the residents of the city threatens a deadly danger. People began to manifest terrible symptoms of chemical poisoning. The cinema hero is to expose the crime, followed by an influential chemical corporation associated with the authorities of the city and the police. A report that Eugene will be able to make from the scene will shake the world community. At the same time, the photojournalist passes the difficult path to overcome the internal problems and the knowledge of his own "I".
Actors
The main roles in the film "The Great" played:
- Johnny Depp - William Eugene Smith, Military Correspondent;
- Hiroshuki Sanada - Mitsuo Yamadzaki;
- Minami Hinas - Eileen;
- Bill Nia - Robert Hase;
- JUN CUNIMUR - Dzunyiti Nodzyma;
- Tankobu Asano - Tatsuo Matsumura.
Also in the picture starred : Rya Case, Catherine Jenkins, Lily Robinson and other actors.
Interesting Facts
1. In the fall of 2018, it became known that Johnny Depp will become a producer and at the same time play a major role in the dramatic picture.2. The second name of the picture is "Minamata". This name also received syndrome, which was detected from the inhabitants of the Japanese city of the same name, which was victims of poisoning with organic mercury compounds. Metylrtut - dangerous neurotoxin, which accumulates in the body, is striking the human nervous system and causes heavy symptoms, often incompatible with life.
3. The shooting process started in early January 2019. Removed the film in Japan, Serbia and Montenegro. Andrew Levitas became the director, the script was made by David Kessler, Jason Foreman, Stephen Doyuts.
4. The premiere of the film "The Great" took place in February 2020 at the International Film Festival in Berlin.
5. William Eugene Smith is a real American photojournalist, known in the field of documentary photography thanks to military reports.
6. It was originally planned that the film will be released on November 5, 2020. But later it became known that the release date was postponed to 2021.